Liliana Zeic (Piskorska)
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    • Sourcebook | Książka źródeł
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      • 2339 letters 8 574 pages
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      • Wahlverwandtschaften #1
      • Sourcebook no 33
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      • from the soil right here beneath this house
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      • Strajk Kobiet Wrocław
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      • #2613 (bez tytułu)
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      • She-wolf
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      • Stalin’s Revenge
      • Playing with Myself with a Piece of Art
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      • Linguistic and gender asymmetry
      • Methods of camouflage in contemporary Poland
      • SCUM
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      • Eleven skinned spruces
      • double self-portrait
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Stalin’s Revenge 2017

object
Sosnowsky's hogweed, glass-case 100x42x42cm

H. sosnowskyi is 3–5 m in height, with a straight, firm stem that can reach a diameter of 12 cm.The leaves are 50–60 cm long. The root is very firm, up to 30 cm diameter. All parts of H. sosnowskyi contain the intense toxic allergen furanocoumarin. (…)

The plant was once common only in the Caucasus area, but due to a decision to use it as a silage plant, it quickly spread in many areas of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. This decision was made in 1947, under Stalin’s rule, so when the species later proved to be highly invasive and difficult to remove, people started to call it “Stalin’s revenge”.

Sosnowsky’s hogweed is a highly invasive plant in the Baltic States, Poland, and Belarus. Many river valleys and roadsides are occupied by large stands of this weed. It is difficult to eradicate because the seeds remain viable for many years and the roots are difficult to remove. (Wikipedia)

Produced with cooperation of New Warmth Festival 2017: Food Production.

phot. Tytus Szabelski
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phot. Tytus Szabelski

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